Those who open God's Word to speak to others have a weighty responsibility. It shouldn't be taken lightly. And I'm guilty of not always thinking of the gravity of this.
In John 17:8, Jesus prays, acknowledging that He only gave the Word that His Father gave Him. What is true of Him should be true of us. Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones says it well,
"There is something terrifying about this. If that is true of the preaching of the only begotten Son of God, how much more should it be true of our preaching. The business of a man standing in a pulpit is not to speak his own words but to be biblical. He must expound this word because it is God's word..." (The Assurance of our Salvation, 203).
God help me.
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Pastor Shawn - You are doing a great job with the responsibilities God has given you. Thank you!
Wesley
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